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Nazxul

Nazxul is a black metal band from Sydney, Australia. The group was formed in 1993 by guitarist Adrian Henderson, keyboards player/guitarist Lachlan Mitchell, former Mortal Sin and Slaughter Lord drummer Steve Hughes and Dalibor Backovic on vocals and bass. A demo appeared the following year and with the addition of guitarist Greg Morelli from Sydney thrash band Grungeon Nazxul began work on an album called Totem that was released in 1996. Originally envisioned as a mysterious studio-bound project, the group only appeared in publicity photos as shadowy figures or draped facelessly in cloaks.

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Morbid Angel

Morbid Angel is a Tampa, Florida, United States-based death metal band assembled in 1984. They, along with Deicide, Death, Possessed, Autopsy, Suffocation, Obituary, Massacre and a handful of others were crucial in the development of the death metal genre and its standards. Their songs are complex in arrangement, owing to the considerable technical skills of both guitarist Trey Azagthoth and drummer Pete Sandoval (who also played in the grindcore/death metal band Terrorizer).

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SEPTERRUS

Septerrus is an Australian Metal band formed in late 2007. The bands live shows involve uniform wearing of white sneakers, an excess of UV lights, having lots of sex with lots of fans, and playing on 10. The current lineup features - Ben - Vocals
Adam J- Drums
Jimbo - Guitars
Luke - Guitars
Mark - Bass

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Stone Sour

Stone Sour is a three time Grammy Award-nominated American Alternative Metal/Hard Rock band from Des Moines, Iowa, USA The band was founded by Corey Taylor, vocalist of Slipknot, and former drummer Joel Ekman. Early days
Taylor's long time friend, Shawn Economaki, joined shortly after, and filled in as the bass player. The band had played clubs and bars with different guitarists - often filling the position for just one show. This time, Stone Sour recorded 2 demo tapes, in 1992 and 1994. Shortly after, in 1995, Jim Root - who is now also part of Slipknot with Taylor - joined the band.

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Ironhide

There have been two Australian bands named Ironhide. A new band from Brisbane, Australia. Spearheaded by two frantic vocalists, the band plays dissonant and chaotic, yet refined and catchy metal of varying forward-thinking influences such as The Red Chord, Converge, and Misery Signals. Here to have fun. Members and ex-members of The Surrogate, Ryu Vs Ken, Western Decay, Dandelion, Stabbedintheguts, The Vanguard Tic, Naked Burn and Cross The Lips Of Grace. Debut release coming in 2010. ~

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(hEd)p.e.

Hed PE, also known as (hed) planet earth and stylized as (həd) p.e., is an American rock band from Huntington Beach, California. Formed in 1994, the band performs a style of music which they refer to as "G-punk". Their music is primarily based in a fusion of punk rock and hip hop, but they have also been known to incorporate elements of heavy metal, reggae and other genres. After releasing three albums on Jive Records, Hed PE left the label to record independently, eventually signing with Suburban Noize Records in 2006.

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Killjoy

There are five artists sharing the name Killjoy. 1. Killjoy is a breakcore producer from Sydney, Australia.
Producing and releasing under the name Killjoy (sometimes written kill//joy) since 2002, he has toured in many different countries and released material on major breakcore labels such as Kamikaze Club (Fr), Murder Channel (Jpn) and BRK (Fr). Killjoy CD and Vinyl releases can be purchased at various online record stores including:
Switch Records: www.switchrec.com (France)
Noise Exchange: www.noisexchange.com (Australia)

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Cog

There are at least three bands that are named Cog. 1) Cog is a rock band from Sydney, New South Wales. Cog consists of members Flynn Gower (lead guitar, lead vocals), Lucius Borich (drums, samples, backing vocals) and Luke Gower (bass guitar and backing vocals), who have been a band since 1998. Flynn Gower and Lucius Borich (the son of renowned Australian blues guitarist Kevin Borich) were friends at their Bondi high school in the 1980s.

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Deprivation

There are more than one artist sharing the name "Deprivation": 1. Hardcore band from Rhode Island.
<a href="http://deprivation.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">http://deprivation.bandcamp.com/</a>
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/deprivationri" rel="nofollow">http://www.myspace.com/deprivationri</a> 2. Fresh from the country surrounds of Orange NSW, this 5 piece metal band have developed a particular brand of heavy music which has earned them many supports alongside some of the biggest names in Aussie metal.
Their mix of raw unbridled aggression and melodic sensibilities has seen this young band quickly gain industry attention, and most importantly support and praise from their peers.